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Rationale for Recommending Varicella Vaccination Into the Swedish National Immunisation Programme

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Under Swedish law, a vaccination may be included in the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) if it effectively prevents transmission in the population, is cost‐effective and aligns with ethical and humanitarian principles. The Public Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS) evaluated these criteria for introducing varicella vaccination. Methods The
Annika Ersson, Kari Johansen, Sören Andersson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk conceptualisations, trust and decision-making in the face of contradictory information: the case of MMR [PDF]

, 2005
This thesis investigates the process by which parents evaluate contradictory information about risk in order to make the decision whether to have their children immunised with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Casiday, Rachel E, Casiday, Rachel E.
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Rubella Vaccination During Pregnancy Trabzon Turkey 2009

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2010
OBJECTIVES: The Turkish Republic of Health Ministery achieved a vaccination program to eliminate both the congenital and acquired forms of rubella infection. The immunisation program has been quite successful. However 57 women have inadvertently received
Mehmet Osmanağaoğlu, Turhan Aran, Süleyman Güven, Cavit Kart, Hasan Bozkaya   +4 more
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Insights into human immune response to Rubella virus infection

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Rubella virus (RV), also known as German measles, is a member of the Togaviridae family and is the causative agent of rubella. Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, rubella remains a significant global public health concern, particularly due ...
Balid Albarbar
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Health Economic Evaluation of Varicella Vaccination Within the Swedish National Vaccination Programme for Children

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To assess the cost‐effectiveness of including varicella vaccination in the Swedish national vaccination programme for children together with the added impact of catch‐up vaccination of susceptible older children. Methods An epidemiological transmission model was used to assess the cost‐effectiveness of a two‐dose national varicella ...
Frida Kasteng, Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba, Annika Ersson, Ellen Wolff, Sören Andersson, Kari Johansen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the cultural context of MMR rejection a key to an effective public health discourse? [PDF]

, 2006
Summary Objectives: (1) To explore the social and cultural influences, and health beliefs associated with low uptake of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella vaccine). (2) To describe and explore the prevalence of health beliefs associated with non- compliance
M. Leach (16044083), M. S. Poltorak (16044086), Poltorak, Mike, James Fairhead (4460974), Fairhead, James, Jackie Cassell (4460668), Cassell, Jackie, Iversen, Angela, Leach, Melissa, C. H. Mercer (16044089), A. Iversen (16044092), Mercer, C   +11 more
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A Personalised Vaccination Program Based on Immune Reconstitution in Paediatric Cancer Survivors

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims Paediatric cancer survivors often experience treatment‐induced immunosuppression, requiring post‐treatment revaccination. However, immune recovery timelines vary, and current revaccination guidelines, largely based on data of varied quality derived from studies on acute‐lymphoblastic‐leukaemia (ALL), may not be applicable across all ...
Menucha Jurkowicz, Raz Somech, Dan Dominissini, Nathan Keller, Efrat Dresner, Michal Paret, Gilad Sherman, Guy Katzenellenbogen, Elina Gelman, Keren Asraf, Ram Doolman, Atar Lev, Amos J. Simon, Helly Vernitsky, Assaf Barg, Hana Golan, Amos Toren, Michal Stein   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomy of a Health Scare: Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK [PDF]

One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly absorb new health-related information.
Dan Anderberg, Arnaud Chevalier, Jonathan Wadsworth   +2 more
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Update on Selected Adverse Events of Concern Following Immunization With Acellular Pertussis Vaccines, a Narrative Review

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To provide an update paper on evidence of adverse events of concern following immunization (AEFI) with pertussis vaccines, focusing primarily on acellular (aP) vaccines. Methods Evidence was synthesised from epidemiological studies, systematic reviews over recent decades, expert interpretations in reviews from relevant research teams and ...
Lennart Nilsson, Jann Storsaeter
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of the diagnosis of autism in general practitioner records [PDF]

, 2004
Background: We report on the validity of the computerized diagnoses of autism in a large case-control study investigating the possible association between autism and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in the UK using the General Practitioner Research
Eric Fombonne, Cook, C., Meng, L., Fombonne Eric, Hall, Andrew, Claire Cook, Cook, Claire, Fombonne, E., Heavey, Lisa, Smith, Peter G, Hall, Andrew J, Smith Peter G, Meng Linyan, Fombonne, Eric, Meng, Linyan, Andrew J Hall, Cook Claire, Smeeth Liam, Peter G Smith, Heavey, L., Smith, P. G., Rodrigues Laura C, Smith, Peter, Lisa Heavey, Liam Smeeth, Linyan Meng, Hall, A. J., Laura C Rodrigues, Smeeth, Liam, Rodrigues, L. C., Smeeth, L., Rodrigues, Laura, Rodrigues, Laura C, Hall Andrew J, Heavey Lisa   +34 more
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